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The time is edging nearer for us to witness the worlds greatest event in East London – the 2012 Summer Olympics.

For all who those have not been lucky with tickets, you can visit

http://www.gotickets.com/sports/olympics.php?gclid=CIzMh4a71a4CFcIntAodvgx6dA

Mitzvah Day is a Jewish led day of social action. On Mitzvah Day, around the world, thousands of people take part in hands on projects, without fundraising, to support charities and to build stronger communities.
Our mission is to reduce hardship and poverty, to help our environment and to bring a little joy – hands on – no fundraising. It is a way for all of us to make our mark regardless of our affiliation, wealth, age, sex or nationality.
Mitzvah Day is based on the Jewish values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedek (righteousness) and gemilut chassadim (acts of lovingkindness).
It is worth noting that while the projects on Mitzvah Day may be led by Jews, their beneficiaries are from all faiths and from none. Some are very local, many are national and international: Barnado’s, Marie Curie, Vision Aid to name but a handful.
The model is certainly catching: this year, for the second time, the Hindu community has created its own mirror of Mitzvah Day – National Sewa Day – meaning literally, selfless service, with the two events running in tandem.

To get involved
Email: info@mitzvahday.org.uk
Tel :020 7443 5160

Mitzvah Day
The Jewish Social Action Hub
Haskell House
152 West End Lane
London
NW6 1SD
UK

Don’t miss Transition Belsize’s biggest annual event, the Transition Belsize Green Fair, this Saturday 24th September from 10am to 4pm on Haverstock Hill, between Hampstead Old Town Hall and Glenloch Road. Come and experience a pop-up urban farm in NW3, with fun-filled activities including farmyard animals, beekeeping, apple pressing, food growing and Bart the organic farmer. Learn how to keep chickens or make jam, enter the quirky veg competition, join the Camden Friends of the Earth Treasure Trail or go on a foraging walk (11am and 1pm from Belsize Park tube station). For more details on the Green Fair, and on how to enter the Quirky Veg competition, please go to the Transition Belsize website .

To mark British Food Fortnight, which started last Saturday, Thornton's Budgens of Belsize Park will be running a Local Food Fairduring the Transition Belsize Green Fair. Stall 4 All, who run the stalls outside Budgens, are inviting as many local food producers to showcase and highlight the wealth of wonderful British food being created and grown locally.

Since 1966, The Notting Hill Carnival comes every August Bank holiday with its sense of Rio/ Carribean flavour on the streets of London. There is roughly 20 miles of vibrant kaleidospoic costumes surrounded by 40 sound blasters with over a hundred Carribean food stalls.

The Sunday is Kids day where the Main Parade is on Monday with the festivities starting at Great Western road ending at Ladbroke Grove at about 7pm.

For more info, have a look at http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/.

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Hampstead Theatre is the leading theatre for new artists to perform and engage the audience on a range of ethical, moral and political issues that affect us today.

Despite their artistic successes (notably Mike Leigh), Hampstead Theatre still faces financial challenges, especially in this tough funding climate. According to Edward Hall, the Artistic director, “Even though the theatre has been granted the majority of the alloted funding, we have still faced a cut of 11%.”

It is thus important for all of us to support this wonderful institution when we can, as the theatre strives to make world class productions to make us all proud.

Currently, the theatre is showing Loyalty which is a fictionalised memoir by Sarah Helm directed by Edward Hall, and is being shown from the 13 July till the 13 Aug 2011.

Box office : 0207 722 9301
Join their mailing list: http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/

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Summer is here (well mostly!) and if you consider yourself to be the next Andy Murray, why not join your local tennis club – The Globe. The Globe is famous for its cosmopolitan members, great canteen headed by Orlando and beautiful gardens created by long standing member Emilio.

The Globe Tennis Club has six courts (4 artificial grass, 2 all weather- four of the courts are floodlit), a bar, restaurant and car parking. We arrange many sporting and social activities throughout the year, including tournaments, social tennis and for those who want to play competitively there are both local and national tournaments to enter in the summer and winter months. There is a very vibrant junior section, and coaches on hand to help anyone who wants to improve their technique.

Full membership includes a £150 entrance fee and £395 for the year. Please call the club 0207 435 0248 for further inquiries.